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Steven Muñatones
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Steven Muñatones was an American water polo player, a collegiate swimmer, and an open water swimmer from Huntington Beach, California. He has been a coach, administrator, writer, race director, kayaker, paddler, official, observer, author, lifeguard, reporter, Olympic commentator, aquapreneur, and adviser in the the sport of open water swimming.
He founded the World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Oceans Seven, WOWSA Awards, Openwaterpedia, KAATSU Global, and KAATSU Research Foundation and served as an ambassador for the American Heart Association. He has written over 21,344 articles on open water swimming, water polo, and KAATSU to date. He created the www.imshof.org, www.openwaterswimming.com, www.openwaterpedia.com, and www.dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com websites among many others.
He received the 1984 Harvard University John B. Imrie Award, 1990 Guinness World Record, 2001, 2005, 2007 USA Swimming Open Water Swimming Committee Award, 2002 Honor Swimmer, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, 2007 & 2010 USA Swimming Glen S. Hummer Award, 2010 Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, 2016 Poseidon Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame, 2018 Vermont Open Water Swimming Hall of Fame, 2019 Honor Contributor – Media of the International Ice Swimming Hall of Fame, and 2022 Dale Petranech Award for Services to the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.
The Summer of Oceans Seven: First Up Is Gráinne Moss, Karen Ennis, and Paul Leonard
Gráinne Moss née Gunn (55, Ireland, MSF bio here), Karen Ennis (53, UK, MSF bio here), and Paul...
Freestyling Without A Femur or Fibula: Mohamed Lahna Completes 1st Leg of Triathlon Across America
44-year-old Mohamed Lahna (@mohamedlahna) grew up in Casablanca. Life was not easy – Lahna...
King of the Ice Is Now History’s Fastest Triple Crowner. Andreas Waschburger Set His 8th World Record
Some swimmers collect world records in their life-long quest to pursue their full potential....
Karen Ennis Achieves The Oceans Seven
Karen Ennis completed her last Oceans Seven crossing with a tough swim across the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan – and helped raise money for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Gráinne Moss Gets It Done and Achieves The Oceans Seven
Gráinne Moss needs one more channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven. Her 4-decade career is a fascinating lesson in passion, diligence, determination, humility, and gratitude
It Was Tough, But Paul Leonard Achieves The Oceans Seven
Paul Leonard completed a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven, the 44th person in history to do so.